Re:Adam Smith and Inequality (2014)
by slumpt_ on Monday September 13, 2021 @01:39AM
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I’m often surprised how long folks can go without understanding the real floor in living conditions a lot of Americans are faced with. I think it’s an empathy gap, but I don’t know how to fix it.
Maybe folks need to volunteer in shelters more often. Understand how much closer they are to poverty than they are to Bezos.
Re:Adam Smith and Inequality (2014)
by UncleMeat on Monday September 13, 2021 @08:20AM
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I do think volunteering would help. My work at a food bank has completely disabused me of the idea that people on welfare are just lazy or taking advantage of the system.
Maybe folks need to volunteer in shelters more often. Understand how much closer they are to poverty than they are to Bezos.